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Tigers sweep weekend with 6-3 win Saturday
By James Tubb on October 28th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Tigers continued their winning ways at home. The Tigers doubled up the Seattle Thunderbirds on Saturday night, beating the defending WHL champions 6-3. Medicine Hat came into the contest off a 7-4 win Friday over the Edmonton Oil Kings, a victory that came from seven unanswered Tigers’ goals. Associate coach Joe Frazer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McKenna ready, excited to don Maple Leaf for first time
By JAMES TUBB on October 28th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Hockey fans in P.E.I. can expect another show, as Gavin McKenna is heading back to the island. The 15-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers’ rookie forward was named to Canada’s Team Red for the 2023 U17 Hockey Challenge held in Charlottetown and Summerside, P.E.I. The last time the forward was on the island, he played at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All the way from Czechia: Spilka makes WHL debut
By JAMES TUBB on October 28th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb After months without getting into a game, Vasyl Spilka is ready to show what he can do. The Czechia forward was in the Medicine Hat Tigers’ lineup Friday night to make his Western Hockey League debut against the Edmonton Oil Kings. It’s a game Spilka has long waited for as he’s been sidelined since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers score seven unanswered goals for win Friday
By James Tubb on October 27th, 2023
Medicine Hat Tigers fans got their moneys worth Friday night at Co-op Place. After allowing four goals in the first period, the Tigers rattled off seven straight goals to beat the Edmonton Oil Kings 7-4. The win is their first game at Co-op Place. since Oct. 7, a 4-3 loss against the Moose Jaw Warriors, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rangeland finals kickoff tonight at Methanex Bowl
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 27th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Rangeland Football Conference champion will be decided tonight. The first-seed Medicine Hat High Hawks senior team will host the Crescent Heights Vikings for the third straight year. The Hawks punched their ticket to the finals after their semifinals match against Monsignor McCoy was forfeited last Friday by the Colts. Crescent Heights was in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers gear up for five-game home stretch starting tonight
By JAMES TUBB on October 27th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Just under three weeks from their last home game, the Medicine Hat Tigers are ready to put on a show once again at Co-op Place. The Tigers open a five-game home slate tonight when they host the Edmonton Oil Kings, marking their first appearance at Co-op Place since a 4-3 loss to the Moose ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: Riders blame the handy man instead of tool supplier
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 26th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Bud Grant, who passed away at 95 last March, coached Winnipeg for 10 seasons and the Minnesota Vikings for 18. He won four Grey Cups in six tries, 11 division titles in the NFL and lost four Super Bowls. In the 1990s when I interviewed him for my first book, Grey Cup: A History, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WCBL all-star game to once again be held in Okotoks
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 26th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Western Canadian Baseball League all-star game and home run derby will remain in Okotoks for another year. The WCBL announced Wednesday the Okotoks Dawgs will host the 2024 all-star game festivities at Seaman Stadium for a third straight summer. The mid-to-late season classic will be held July 20, 2024. “The Dawgs are thrilled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five Tigers named to 2024 NHL draft watch list
By JAMES TUBB on October 26th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb In their first report for the 2024 NHL Draft, Central Scouting has tabbed five Medicine Hat Tigers to their watch list. Five Medicine Hat forwards Cayden Lindstrom, Andrew Basha, Tomas Mrsic, Shane Smith and Vasyl Spilka were recognized Wednesday on the preliminary players to watch list, the first of four, from the NHL’s scouting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. road trip provides learning lessons for Tigers
By JAMES TUBB on October 26th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers’ B.C. road trip gave some players an opportunity to play in front of friends and family for the first time. It also displayed the need for work to be done to get better. The Tigers finished their trip through Canada’s westernmost province with a 3-2 record, picking up six of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rucks shine as B.C. finishes fourth at WHL cup
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 25th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat Tigers’ prospects Liam and Markus Ruck put on a show at the annual WHL Cup last week. The twin prospects suited up for Team B.C., who finished fourth, and both led the five-game tournament in scoring. Liam, who was selected ninth overall by the Tigers in May’s WHL prospects draft, had seven ... Read More »
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